part-time
adjective
: involving or working less than customary or standard hours
a part-time job
part-time students
part-time
adverb
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Millman, his wife and their teenage daughter are barely getting by on his two part-time jobs, one bagging groceries, the other helping homebound seniors.
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Noam N. Levey, Hartford Courant, 20 Apr. 2026
Ahead of embarking on their fifth season of resorting, Dougherty stepped away from teaching at Cretin-Derham Hall during the 2025-26 school year to devote more time to family and to work part-time as the director of strategy and operations for the Community of Minnesota Resorts (CMR).
—Molly Guthrey, Twin Cities, 19 Apr. 2026
Marquis working at McDonald'sLakisha Williams At the time of his disappearance, Marquis was a teaching assistant at Drew Central High School and a part-time McDonald’s employee, living in Monticello, Arkansas.
—Edie Peffley, NBC news, 19 Apr. 2026
As of 2020, the population dropped to 36 people, but some only live there part-time.
—Lexi Lane, PEOPLE, 19 Apr. 2026
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Noam N. Levey, Hartford Courant, 20 Apr. 2026
Ahead of embarking on their fifth season of resorting, Dougherty stepped away from teaching at Cretin-Derham Hall during the 2025-26 school year to devote more time to family and to work part-time as the director of strategy and operations for the Community of Minnesota Resorts (CMR).
—Molly Guthrey, Twin Cities, 19 Apr. 2026
Marquis working at McDonald'sLakisha Williams At the time of his disappearance, Marquis was a teaching assistant at Drew Central High School and a part-time McDonald’s employee, living in Monticello, Arkansas.
—Edie Peffley, NBC news, 19 Apr. 2026
As of 2020, the population dropped to 36 people, but some only live there part-time.
—Lexi Lane, PEOPLE, 19 Apr. 2026
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“Part-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/part-time. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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